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Jillian K
Disclaimer: BTVS is property of Joss Whedon and Mutant enemy. This fic is intended for entertainment purposes only so no money is being made of it. As if anybody would pay.
Summary: In a different Sunnydale in where the demon threat has been neutralized the slayer protects a vampire from the Initiative labs.
Author’s note: For anyone interested “Experimental” has a companion piece titled “Night Watcher” (sucky title I know). It is done in Spike’s POV and is incredible mushy, but then again our favorite vamp has his mushy moments. Plus, I am feeling rather mushy after a very good weekend;)
After the storm there is always calm and this was the case between William and me. We had survived the revelations and were a stronger unit for it.
Hopefully we were strong enough to face tonight.
Tonight was Wednesday and Riley and I were scheduled to make an appearance at a dinner in honor of one of the Initiative’s biggest patrons. The guy was getting inducted into some society or other. I could never keep the names straight.
The government funded the Initiative itself but its educational program depended on outside collaborations. So we had to make nice with the big spenders.
Knowing what I know now, the thought made me sick.
Willow had agreed to take in William until tomorrow so we would not chance him running into Riley or vice versa. Riley usually stayed over after an evening function.
Knowing what I know now, that thought made me sick too.
I had to break up with Riley, that much was obvious, but I had to do it in a way that did not betray my reason for doing it.
It wasn’t like I could say: Riley, you sadistic bastard. I loathe the thought of your hands on my body after what you did to William and who knows how many others. Stay away from William and me before I show you how the Slayer slays monsters like you.
No, I don’t think that would be smart.
I had to find another way, a more subtle approach.
The microwave beeped indication that William’s blood was ready. I picked the water bottle and made my way down the stairs to the basement. Last night he had fallen asleep on my bed but by the time I had awoken he was back in the basement.
I made it down the steps. He was sitting up on the bed already dressed and ready for the new day. The smile of his face was as bright at the sun.
I grinned back as I handed him his blood.
“Thank you luv”
I decided I loved English accents.
I marveled at what a difference a day makes. Just yesterday we had exhausted ourselves fighting and now I was admiring the way he talked.
Crazy but no less wonderful.
Okay, I admit that I still had some trouble coming to terms with what he had done in the past but I think that he had been punished enough for it. And anyhow there were bigger evils out there namely the Initiative.
He finished his blood and set it down on a small table we had moved here last week. I had wanted to add more furniture but he refused saying that he was comfortable with what I had provided.
I hoped he would be comfortable in Willow’s house tonight and I told him as much.
The look he gave me told me that he had forgotten all about tonight.
“You are still going?” he couldn’t conceal the shock in his voice.
“Yes, its something I have to do and especially now to avoid sending any red flags.”
“But even after what I told you, you are still going with him? With Riley Finn?”
Oh. So that was it.
“Both of us are expected to make an appearance but it doesn’t mean anything. Really. In fact I was just thinking of a good way to break up with him without making him suspicious”
His smile was back and was twice as radiant. “Maybe you can tell him that you realized what a wanker he really is and that you know that you can do better”
I laughed at his suggestion.
“I really don’t think that’s a good way. I think I am just gonna go with the ‘I like you as a friend’ speech. That’ll let him down easy”
He shook his head “Actually that’s the one speech that guys don’t wanna hear because it translates into ‘you are too much of a nancy boy for me to be seen with’. It’s like a deathblow to the male ego”.
“Ahh yes. The ever fragile male ego” I agreed.
“Damned right. It is our most important part. Or our second most important part to be exact”.
My laugh deepened at the implications. I had never met a vamp with a sense of humor. But then again it wasn’t like ever had a conversation with a vamp before. It was remarkable.
What was also remarkable was that William could still have fun even after having been locked up in a lab for fourteen years. I wondered at the other layers of his personality that he had yet to reveal.
I was still wondering when his lips met my own.
It was a light touch, like that of a feather and he pulled away quickly to await my verdict.
My hands went up to my lips. I couldn’t believe he had done that.
Both of us were silently awaiting the other’s reaction to this brand new direction. He had made the first move. I had to make the second.
My kiss went a lot deeper.
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